This is a gem of a movie!.. Judith Hearn is a middle aged spinster earning a living by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950's. She falls in love with a shady hotel owner who, in turn, decides to exploit her as far as he can.

The cast is Bob Hoskins as James Madden,Maggie Smith as Judith Hearne, Wendy Hiller as Aunt D'Arcy, Marie Kean as Mrs. Rice, Alan Devlin as Father Quigley, Rudi Davies as Mary, Prunella Scales as Moira O'Neill, Aine Ni Mhuiri as Edie Marinan, Sheila Reid as Miss Friel, Niall Buggy as Mr. Lenehan and Kate Binchy as Sister Ignatius.

Maggie Smith and Bob Hoskins are superb in this fabulously romantic movie based on misunderstanding. Do not miss.